Rossmoor vs Garden Grove

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Rossmoor, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Garden Grove, CA

Area Score

Bottom 26% nationally

Signals

Rossmoor

Garden Grove

Opportunity

62 · Top 37%

55 · Bottom 47%

Climate

100 · Top 4%

Physical resilience

12 · Bottom 7%

Housing affordability

64 · Bottom 26%

37 · Bottom 3%

Access

100 · Top 3%

99 · Top 14%

Economic stability

68 · Top 35%

59 · Bottom 46%

Measured values

Metric	Rossmoor	Garden Grove	Source period
Population	11,532	170,964	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$211,597	$92,174	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$88,282	$33,568	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	7,397/sq mi	9,523/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$1,406,900	$814,100	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,012	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	89.8%	53.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.1%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.8%	-1.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.3%	25.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	4.2%	12.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	81°F	84°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	47°F	46°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	12.0"	11.9"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	5 mi	11 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	30.6 min	30.7 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	47.5	40.2	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Rossmoor

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, inland flooding.

Garden Grove

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, inland flooding.

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